Due to network maintenance, online resources and Guest Wi-Fi will not be available on Sunday, October 12, from
6 am to 5 pm. Thank you for your patience.
Online Resources and Guest WiFi Access - Sunday, October 12
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:30pm
Delayed Branch Openings
The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills.
Monday, October 20
Ancaster Branch, 10 am
Tuesday, October 21
Central Library, 10 am
Sherwood Branch, 10 am
Thursday, October 23
Locke Branch, 10am
You may visit nearby Branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:00pm
All Branches Closed for October 12
All branches close on Sunday, October 12, 2025 for Thanksgiving. This includes branches with Extended Access.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, October 6, 2025 - 2:00pm
Branch Closures - Thanksgiving
All HPL Branches are closed on Thanksgiving Monday, October 13. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, October 14. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, October 6, 2025 - 2:00pm
Interlibrary Loan Service on Pause
Interlibrary Loan (ILLO) service will be temporarily paused starting Friday, September 26, due to continued negotiations between CUPW and Canada Post. We apologize for the inconvenience.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Friday, September 26, 2025 - 1:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees
Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Kenilworth Branch - Temporary Closure (Sept 2 - Oct 20)
Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 20. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Monday, August 11, 2025 - 8:00am
Wentworth (General) Books in the OGS Collection
Wentworth (General) Books in the OGS Collection
To request any of the Wentworth County records please cite the county name, the town or township name, and the book number on the request slip.
For example, to access the fifth book listed below you would request:
Wentworth County, General, #01718
Those books listed in italics were not transferred from the OGS as Local History & Archives or the library general collection already owned them. To access these books please use the library call number.
Surname Indexes: Pamphlet File - Surname Index - [first letter of name]
GENERAL
County Marriage Registers. 1858-1869. Vol. 7: Wentworth County. R929.3713 COU CESC (01711)
County of Wentworth. 1853-1973 - Pictorial Parade. R917.1352 NEW CESH (01712)
Farmer’s Directory. Wentworth County 1891 [microfilm] (01714)
Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society Newsletters. The Herald. Local History & Archives periodicals [complete] 1986+ (01717)
History of Some of South Wentworth Public Schools (01718)
Index 1871 Census - Hamilton-Wentworth. R929.3713 IND CESC (01719)
Index to Wentworth County Illustrated Atlas 1875 (01720)
Loyalist Ancestors - Families from Hamilton Area R971.352 LOY CESH (01721)
Mrs. William Dunham's Scrapbook #1 (News articles) (01722)
Records of Rev. Ralph Leeming (1816-1826) & John Miller (1830-1838). Index R929.3713 LEE CESH (01724)
Scrapbook - containing families of the area (01725)
Traces, Places & Faces - Links Between Canada & Scotland. RR929.1 BAI CESH (01727)
Wentworth Bygones. Papers & Records of the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society. Vol. 1-15. R971.351 HEA CESH (01729)
Wentworth County Industries 1871. Index to manuscript census (01730)
Wentworth County Atlas.1875. Special Collections Atlas stand (01732)
Wentworth Historical Society. Journal & Transactions [complete set] R971.351 WEN CESH (01733)
Wentworth List of Electors - May 1808 (01738)
Surtees Map - Name Index - Wentworth Co. - 1859. R929.371352 WEN CESH (01982)
Wentworth Landmarks. R971.352 PEN CESH (02114)
Telephone Directory, March 1921 (02055)
Wentworth Co. Mini Atlas. 1791-1875. Early Settlers (02123)
Index to Surtees Map 1859. All Wentworth Co. R929.371352 WEN CESH (02124)
Wentworth County Cemetery Locations. (02143)
Wentworth County Land Registry Office Documents in Local History & Archives. Pathfinder behind Local History & Archives Information Desk (02189)
Wentworth County: Retired Abstract Indexes (02190)
Imperial Atlas 1903 Complete Wentworth County index. R346.713045 WEN CESH (02215)
Ancaster-Dundas Locator. 1997-1998 (02251)
Certificates of Naturalization: Wentworth County – 1921 (02402)
Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, Wentworth County: 1825 – 1898; A Transcription (02413)
Index to the 1851 Census of Canada West (Ontario): Wentworth County and Hamilton. R929.371352 IND CESC (02414)
Cemetery Indexes. See Pathfinder - Cemeteries (02274-02283)
